In this image, published in 1576, Digges depicted numerous stars beyond the spheres of the planets, suggesting that the universe was “garnished with lights innumerable and reaching up in spherical altitude without end.” With these words Digges was the first follower of Copernicus to suggest that the universe encompassed an infinite expanse of space.
But Thomas Digges, an English astronomer who defended Copernicus, believed the stars extended far beyond the solar system. He says: When Copernicus displaced the Earth from the center of the universe, he pictured the stars as occupying a sphere surrounding the planets that orbited on smaller spheres surrounding the sun. Tom Siegfried, contributing correspondent, chose this diagram as his favorite space image. In this image published in 1576, English astronomer Thomas Digges depicts stars extending far beyond the solar system. I have something of a sentimental attachment to this vista, since it was on the cover of the Great Courses intro to astronomy DVD set that first sparked my interest in space science. Maria Temming, assistant editor at Science News Explores, says: I know that claiming the Pillars of Creation as my favorite space image is like saying Starbucks is my favorite coffee. The towers of gas and dust where new stars are being born compose an almost solid-looking figure. To me, this image sums up the feeling of studying the cosmos and of creation itself. It’s my choice because of the awe-inspiring details and the painterly quality of the composition. Two members of our team selected the Hubble Space Telescope’s second view of the Pillars of Creation, taken in 2014, as their top space image.ĭesign director Erin Otwell says: My top space image is the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula. NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team, STSCI/AURA Pillars of Creation, first captured in 1995Īfter capturing the Pillars of Creation in 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope imaged them for a second time in late 2014 (the image in visible light is shown here). It blows my mind that we can see clouds on another world that is billions of miles away. Not only can you see the glorious rings, but you can also pick out high-flying methane clouds as bright streaks. The image captures the planet’s near-infrared glow in unprecedented detail. Nikk Ogasa, staff writer for physical sciences, says: There are so many awe-inspiring space images out there, but my favorite from this year was the James Webb Space Telescope’s heavenly shot of Neptune. NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI, JOSEPH DEPASQUALE/STSCI It’s the first direct look at Neptune’s rings in more than 30 years. JWST’s close-up of Neptune, taken in 2022 Neptune and its rings glow in infrared light in this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Though I’m lukewarm about sending people to do extraterrestrial exploration – I think the risks outweigh the scientific benefits – I have always been a sucker for imagining living on another world. That’s our robotic avatar on that planet, rolling around doing our work. You can see the rover and the landscape behind it.
NASA’s Curiosity rover used a camera on its head and one on its robotic arm to create this selfie with Mont Mercou in March 2021. I feel similarly about the selfie images from the Mars rovers here’s NASA’s Curiosity rover at Mont Mercou in 2021. I can imagine my own feet in those gray craters, my own eyes looking back at my own Earth.
And something about having the surface of the moon in the image gives me deep chills. She says: The you-are-there, sci-fi-but-it’s-real feeling of seeing Earth over the edge of the moon gets my imagination going. Lisa Grossman, astronomy writer, chose Apollo 8’s Earthrise as her top space image.
The Apollo 8 crew orbited the moon 10 times during late December of 1968, capturing this view of Earth.
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